Texas ACE Four-Component Activity Guide


For those that were not able to attend the March ASPIRE meeting we reviewed all the activities currently being done and all the activities that should be added to next years programming. These are the four categories that we reviewed: Academic Assistance, Enrichment, Family and Parental Support Services and College and Workforce Readiness. Below you will find the list of the activities that would be new for next year.

Academic Assistance

  • Computer Literacy
  • Virtual/Electronic Field Trips
  • Expanded Library services for middle school

Enrichment

  • Bullying/anti-bullying
  • Computer games that enrich
  • Conflict resolution
  • Environmental awareness (green)
  • One day events like earth day
  • Peer mediation
  • Problem solving skills
  • Safety awareness/respect/gang
  • Service learning
  • Social skills
  • EGG Week
  • Book club
  • Culture club (books, food, videos, parent speakers, etc.)

Family and Parental Support Services

  • Employment fair
  • Financial Education
  • Household budgeting/banking
  • Parent conferences for elementary school
  • Technology literacy (Home Access Center)







College and Workforce Readiness

  • Business environment etiquette
  • Career clubs
  • Career days
  • Career field trips
  • Career mentoring/shadowing
  • Engineering activities
  • Financial planning
  • Dress for success
  • Entrepreneurial activities
  • School to careers activities